Social Sciences
Explore faculty and student work in economics, sociology, political science, anthropology, and other disciplines shaping our understanding of society.
FAS Overhaul Brings Deep Cuts to Social Sciences, Phillips Brooks House
After a final round of layoffs, University leaders say 165 staff jobs were eliminated across the division.
Profile of Revolutionary patriot and scoundrel Andrew Craigie
Brief life of a patriot and scoundrel: 1754-1819
Gift from Gustave and Rita Hauser launches new learning and teaching initiative
The Hausers invest $40 million to launch the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching.
Pedagogy, classroom design, evaluation: the recent history at Harvard
The context for a major new initiative on teaching skills, classrooms, learning technology, and evaluation
HBS study finds positive Yelp.com reviews lead to increased business
Independent restaurants benefit more than chains.
Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband on beliefs and medical choices
In Your Medical Mind, Jerome Groopman and Pamela Hartzband write about beliefs and medical choices.
Sue Goldie, Daniel Lord Smail, George Whitesides featured in New York Times
Professors Goldie, Smail, and Whitesides all work on topics featured in one day’s New York Times
Michael Norton surveys Harvard alumni preferences on wealth distribution
Take a professor's poll on alumni opinions about the distribution of wealth in America.
The Veil’s Revival
Veils have seen a resurgence among young Muslim women worldwide. Is this a step backward, or a marker of progressive politics?
From Human Nature to Human Resources
By reading Darwin, a business school professor has found a unifying way to think about human motivation.
HBS professor Clayton Christensen questions the future of higher education
The HBS professor predicts that online education will disrupt old models.